Yokohama F. Marinos vs Liverpool, 2025 J.League World Challenge
· Japanese J.League World Challenge1 - 3
Florian Wirtz nets first Liverpool goal in comeback win in Japan
Florian Wirtz scored his first goal for Liverpool as the Premier League champions came from behind to beat J1 League side Yokohama F. Marinos 3-1 in a preseason friendly.
Match Timeline
- 32': Dean David (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 32'
- 32': Ryo Miyaichi (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 32'
- 32': Yuri Araújo (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 32'
- 45': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Kosei Suwama (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Kenta Inoue (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Riku Yamane (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Sandy Walsh (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Ryoya Kimura (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Ren Kato (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Kouta Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 45'
- 55': Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) Goal at 55'
- 60': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) Substitution at 60'
- 62': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) Goal at 62'
- 63': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) Substitution at 63'
- 68': Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) Goal at 68'
- 71': Kosuke Matsumura (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 71'
- 71': Kazuya Yamamura (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 71'
- 71': Hiroto Asada (Yokohama F. Marinos) Substitution at 71'
- 83': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) Yellow Card at 83'
- 87': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) Goal at 87'
Statistics
 LIV |
YOK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 70.2 | Possession | 29.8 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Attendance: 67,032
Line-Ups
Yokohama F. Marinos (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Il-Kyu Park (GK) |
| 13 | Jeisson Quiñones |
| 44 | Thomas Deng |
| 25 | Toichi Suzuki |
| 27 | Ken Matsubara |
| 20 | Jun Amano |
| 8 | Takuya Kida |
| 45 | Kodjo Jean Claude Aziangbe |
| 48 | Kaina Tanimura |
| 7 | Élber |
| 11 | Yan |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 56 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 57 | Milos Kerkez |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 58 | Florian Wirtz |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 54 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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